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The '''1996 U.S. Cup''' was a [[United States Soccer Federation]] (USSF) organized tournament held in June 1996. USSF had hosted the annual [[U.S. Cup]] since 1992, except for the World Cup years of 1994 and 1998. The 1996 U.S. Cup included the host [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]], [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]], [[Bolivia national football team|Bolivia]] and [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland]]. Staged as a six game, round robin tournament, the team with the best win-loss record took the title. Bolivia was playing its first while both Ireland and Mexico were playing their second. This year Mexico would emerge as the winner a feat it would repeat in 1997 and 1999.
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The '''1996 U.S. Cup''' was a [[United States Soccer Federation]] (USSF) organized international football tournament in June 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-05-01 |title=The US and the 1998 World Cup |url=https://phillysoccerpage.net/2014/05/01/the-road-to-the-1998-world-cup/ |access-date=2022-12-04 |website=The Philly Soccer Page |language=en-US}}</ref> The USSF had hosted the annual [[U.S. Cup]] since 1992, except for the World Cup years of 1994 and 1998. The four teams in 1996 were the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]], [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]], [[Bolivia national football team|Bolivia]], and [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]]. Staged as a six-game, round robin tournament, the team with the best win–loss record took the title. Bolivia was playing its first U.S. Cup while both Ireland and Mexico were playing their second U.S. Cup. Mexico won the competition, a result it repeated in 1997 and 1999.


==June 8: Mexico vs Bolivia==
==June 8: Mexico vs Bolivia==
{{footballbox | date = [[June 8]], [[1996]]<br />
{{Footballbox | date = June 8, 1996
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}} |score = 1&ndash;0|report= (Report)|team2 = {{fb|BOL}} |goals1 = [[Luis García Postigo|Garcia]] 80’ |goals2 = |stadium = [[Cotton Bowl (stadium) |Cotton Bowl]]<br/>'''Attendance:''' 25,187 <br/>'''Referee:''' [[Brian Hall|Hall]] ([[United States Soccer Federation|USA]])}}
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|MEX}} |score = 1–0|report= (Report)|team2 = {{Fb|BOL}} |goals1 = [[Luis García Postigo|Garcia]] 80’ |goals2 = |stadium = [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]]| attendance = 25,187 | referee = [[Brian Hall (referee)|Hall]] ([[United States Soccer Federation|USA]])}}



==June 9: USA vs Ireland==
==June 9: USA vs Ireland==
{{footballbox | date = [[June 8]], [[1996]]<br />
{{Footballbox | date = June 8, 1996
|team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}} |score = 2&ndash;1|report= (Report)|team2 = {{fb|IRL}} |goals1 = [[Tab Ramos|Ramos]] 58’<br/>[[Claudio Reyna|Reyna]] 76’ |goals2 = [[David Connolly|Connolly]] 57’ |stadium = [[Foxboro Stadium]]<br/>'''Attendance:''' 25,332 <br/>'''Referee:''' [[Peter Prendergast|Prendergast]] ([[Jamaica Football Federation|Jamaica]])}}
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|USA}} |score = 2–1|report= (Report)|team2 = {{Fb|IRL}} |goals1 = [[Tab Ramos|Ramos]] 58’<br />[[Claudio Reyna|Reyna]] 76’ |goals2 = [[David Connolly|Connolly]] 57’ |stadium = [[Foxboro Stadium]]| attendance = 25,332 | referee = [[Peter Prendergast (referee)|Prendergast]] ([[Jamaica Football Federation|Jamaica]])}}


United States: [[Brad Friedel]], [[Mike Burns]], [[Marcelo Balboa]], [[Thomas Dooley]], [[Alexi Lalas]], [[Jeff Agoos]], [[John Harkes]], [[Claudio Reyna]] ([[Jovan Kirovski]] 77’), [[Tab Ramos]] ([[Roy Lassiter]] 77’), [[Cobi Jones]], [[Eric Wynalda]] ([[Paul Caligiuri]] 88’)<br/>
United States: [[Brad Friedel]], [[Mike Burns (soccer)|Mike Burns]], [[Marcelo Balboa]], [[Thomas Dooley]], [[Alexi Lalas]], [[Jeff Agoos]], [[John Harkes]], [[Claudio Reyna]] ([[Jovan Kirovski]] 77’), [[Tab Ramos]] ([[Roy Lassiter]] 77’), [[Cobi Jones]], [[Eric Wynalda]] ([[Paul Caligiuri]] 88’)


Ireland: [[Shay Given]], [[Jeff Kenna]] ([[Curtis Fleming]] 40’), [[Terry Phelan]], [[Kenny Cunningham]], [[Alan Kernaghan]], [[Gary Breen]], [[Alan McLoughlin]], [[Gareth Farrelly]] ([[Mark Kennedy (footballer)|Mark Kennedy]] 61’), [[Liam O'Brien]] ([[Keith O'Neill]] 87’), [[Niall Quinn]] ([[Dave Savage]] 87’), [[David Connolly]]
Ireland: [[Shay Given]], [[Jeff Kenna]] ([[Curtis Fleming]] 40’), [[Terry Phelan]], [[Kenny Cunningham]], [[Alan Kernaghan]], [[Gary Breen]], [[Alan McLoughlin]], [[Gareth Farrelly]] ([[Mark Kennedy (footballer, born 1976)|Mark Kennedy]] 61’), [[Liam O'Brien (footballer born 1964)|Liam O'Brien]] ([[Keith O'Neill (footballer)|Keith O'Neill]] 87’), [[Niall Quinn]] ([[Dave Savage]] 87’), [[David Connolly]]


==June 12: Mexico vs Ireland==
==June 12: Mexico vs Ireland==
In a physical game, Mexico and Ireland played to a 2-2 tie in East Rutherford’s Giants Stadium. Mexico opened the scoring when Luis Garcia shot on frame in the 40th minute. Four minutes later, David Connolly, just beginning his national team career, evened the score. Five minutes later, Ireland went up on a Mexico own goal off Davino. However, Ireland would have two men sent off, Daish and Niall Quinn, as well as their manager Mick McCarthy and Luis Garcia would convert a 70th minute penalty to end the game at 2-2. The automatic one game suspension of McCarthy was overturned on appeal.
Mexico and Ireland played to a 2-2 tie at the Giants Stadium in East Rutherford. Luis Garcia scored first for Mexico in the 40th minute. Four minutes later, David Connolly, just beginning his national team career, evened the score. Five minutes later, Ireland gained from a Mexico own goal off Davino. However, Ireland had two men sent off, Liam Daish and Niall Quinn, as well as their manager Mick McCarthy, and Luis Garcia converted a 70th-minute penalty to end the game at 2-2. The automatic one game suspension of McCarthy was overturned on appeal.


{{footballbox | date = [[June 12]], [[1996]]<br />
{{Footballbox | date = June 12, 1996
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}} |score = 2&ndash;2|report= (Report)|team2 = {{fb|IRL}} |goals1 = [[Luis García Postigo|Garcia]] 40’<br/>[[Luis García Postigo|Garcia]] 70’ |goals2 = [[David Connolly|Connolly]] 44' <br/>[[own goal|O.G.]] 49’ |stadium = [[Giants Stadium]]<br/>'''Attendance:''' 21,322 <br/>'''Referee:''' Dominguez ([[USSF|USA]])}}
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|MEX}} |score = 2–2|report= (Report)|team2 = {{Fb|IRL}} |goals1 = [[Luis García Postigo|Garcia]] 40’<br />[[Luis García Postigo|Garcia]] 70’ |goals2 = [[David Connolly|Connolly]] 44' <br />[[own goal|O.G.]] 49’ |stadium = [[Giants Stadium]]| attendance = 21,322 | referee = Dominguez ([[United States Soccer Federation|USA]])}}


Mexico: [[Oswaldo Sánchez]], [[Claudio Suárez]], [[Duilio Davino]], [[Joaquín del Olmo]], [[Germán Villa]], [[Raúl Lara]], [[Sol]], [[Rafael Garcia]] ([[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]] 54’), [[Enrique Alfaro]], [[Luis García Postigo]], [[Francisco Palencia]] ([[José Manuel Abundis]] 45’)<br/>
Mexico: [[Oswaldo Sánchez]], [[Claudio Suárez]], [[Duilio Davino]], [[Joaquín del Olmo]], [[Germán Villa]], [[Raúl Lara]], [[Manuel Sol]], [[Rafael García Torres|Rafael Garcia]] ([[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]] 54’), [[Enrique Alfaro Rojas|Enrique Alfaro]], [[Luis García Postigo]], [[Francisco Palencia]] ([[José Manuel Abundis]] 45’)


Ireland: [[Packie Bonner]], [[Curtis Fleming]], [[Gary Breen]], [[Liam Daish]], [[Ian Harte]], [[Mark Kennedy]] ([[Terry Phelan]] 73’), [[Dave Savage]], [[Alan McLoughlin]], [[Alan Moore (footballer)|Alan Moore]], [[Keith O'Neill]], [[David Connolly]]
Ireland: [[Packie Bonner]], [[Curtis Fleming]], [[Gary Breen]], [[Liam Daish]], [[Ian Harte]], [[Mark Kennedy (footballer, born 1976)|Mark Kennedy]] ([[Terry Phelan]] 73’), [[Dave Savage]], [[Alan McLoughlin]], [[Alan Moore (footballer)|Alan Moore]], [[Keith O'Neill (footballer)|Keith O'Neill]], [[David Connolly]]


== June 12: USA vs Bolivia==
==June 12: USA vs Bolivia==
{{footballbox | date = [[June 12]], [[1996]]<br />
{{Footballbox | date = June 12, 1996
|team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}} |score = 0&ndash;2|report= (Report)|team2 = {{fb|BOL}} |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Jaime Moreno|Moreno]] 2'<br/>[[Milton Coimbra|Coimbra]] 88’ |stadium = [[RFK Stadium]]<br/>'''Attendance:''' 19,350 <br/>'''Referee:''' Bucci ([[Canadian Soccer Association|Canada]])}}
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|USA}} |score = 0–2|report= (Report)|team2 = {{Fb|BOL}} |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Jaime Moreno (footballer, born 1974)|Moreno]] 2'<br />[[Milton Coimbra|Coimbra]] 88’ |stadium = [[RFK Stadium]]| attendance = 19,350 | referee = Bucci ([[Canadian Soccer Association|Canada]])}}


United States: [[Brad Friedel]], [[Mike Burns]], [[Jeff Agoos]] ([[Roy Lassiter]] 78’), [[Marcelo Balboa]], [[Alexi Lalas]], [[John Harkes]], [[Cobi Jones]], [[Claudio Reyna]], [[Tab Ramos]], [[Eric Wynalda]], [[Jovan Kirovski]] ([[Thomas Dooley]] 59’)<br/>
United States: [[Brad Friedel]], [[Mike Burns (soccer)|Mike Burns]], [[Jeff Agoos]] ([[Roy Lassiter]] 78’), [[Marcelo Balboa]], [[Alexi Lalas]], [[John Harkes]], [[Cobi Jones]], [[Claudio Reyna]], [[Tab Ramos]], [[Eric Wynalda]], [[Jovan Kirovski]] ([[Thomas Dooley]] 59’)


Bolivia: [[Barrero]], [[Juan Manuel Peña]], [[Óscar Carmelo Sánchez|Óscar Sánchez]], [[Miguel Rimba]], [[Marco Sandy]], [[Julio César Baldivieso]], [[Mauricio Ramos]], [[Cossio]], [[Marco Etcheverry]] ([[Paniagua]] 46’), [[Jaime Moreno]] ([[Ramiro Castillo]]o 46’), [[Milton Coimbra]]
Bolivia: [[Marco Antonio Barrero]], [[Juan Manuel Peña]], [[Óscar Carmelo Sánchez|Óscar Sánchez]], [[Miguel Rimba]], [[Marco Sandy]], [[Julio César Baldivieso]], [[Mauricio Ramos (Bolivian footballer)|Mauricio Ramos]], [[Cossio]], [[Marco Etcheverry]] ([[Paniagua]] 46’), [[Jaime Moreno (footballer, born 1974)|Jaime Moreno]] ([[Ramiro Castillo]]o 46’), [[Milton Coimbra]]


==June 15: Ireland vs Bolivia==
==June 15: Ireland vs Bolivia==
{{footballbox | date = [[June 15]], [[1996]]<br />
{{Footballbox | date = June 15, 1996
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRL}} |score = 3&ndash;0|report= (Report)|team2 = {{fb|BOL}} |goals1 = [[Keith O'Neill]] 12’<br/>[[Keith O'Neill]] 33’<br/>[[Ian Harte|Harte]] 45’ |goals2 = |stadium = [[Giants Stadium]]<br/>'''Attendance:''' 14,624 <br/>'''Referee:''' [[Esfandiar Baharmast|Baharmast]] ([[USSF|USA]])}}
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|IRL}} |score = 3–0|report= (Report)|team2 = {{Fb|BOL}} |goals1 = [[Keith O'Neill (footballer)|Keith O'Neill]] 12’<br />[[Keith O'Neill (footballer)|Keith O'Neill]] 33’<br />[[Ian Harte|Harte]] 45’ |goals2 = |stadium = [[Giants Stadium]]| attendance = 14,624 | referee = [[Esfandiar Baharmast|Baharmast]] ([[United States Soccer Federation|USA]])}}


Ireland: [[Shay Given]] ([[Packie Bonner]] 85’), [[Curtis Fleming]], [[Kenny Cunningham]], [[Alan Kernaghan]] ([[Gary Breen]] 35’), [[Ian Harte]], [[Terry Phelan]], [[Dave Savage]], [[Liam O'Brien (footballer born 1964)|Liam O'Brien]] ([[Alan McLoughlin]] 45’), [[Gareth Farrelly]] ([[Mark Kennedy (footballer, born 1976)|Mark Kennedy]] 65’), [[Keith O'Neill (footballer)|Keith O'Neill]], [[Alan Moore (footballer)|Alan Moore]]
15/06/1996 East Rutherford Attendance: 14,624 Ireland 3-0 Bolivia (HT 3-0)
Scorers: [[O'Neill]] 12' (1-0), [[O'Neill]] 33' (2-0), [[Ian Harte]] 45' (3-0)


Ireland: [[Shay Given]] ([[Packie Bonner]] 85’), [[Curtis Fleming]], [[Kenny Cunningham]], [[Alan Kernaghan]] ([[Gary Breen]] 35’), [[Ian Harte]], [[Terry Phelan]], [[Dave Savage]], [[Liam O'Brien]] ([[Alan McLoughlin]] 45’), [[Gareth Farrelly]] ([[Mark Kennedy]] 65’), [[Keith O'Neill]], [[Alan Moore (footballer)|Alan Moore]]<br/>
Bolivia: [[Mauricio Soria]], [[Juan Manuel Peña]], [[Óscar Carmelo Sánchez|Óscar Sánchez]], [[Miguel Rimba]], [[Ramiro Castillo]], [[Julio César Baldivieso]], [[Marco Etcheverry]], [[Mauricio Ramos (Bolivian footballer)|Mauricio Ramos]] ([[Luis Cristaldo]] 41’), [[Cossio]], [[Marco Sandy]], [[Jaime Moreno (footballer, born 1974)|Jaime Moreno]] ([[Milton Coimbra]] 46’)

Bolivia: [[Mauricio Soria]], [[Juan Manuel Peña]], [[Óscar Carmelo Sánchez|Óscar Sánchez]], [[Miguel Rimba]], [[Ramiro Castillo]], [[Julio César Baldivieso]], [[Marco Etcheverry]], [[Mauricio Ramos]] ([[Luis Cristaldo]] 41’), [[Cossio]], [[Marco Sandy]], [[Jaime Moreno]] ([[Milton Coimbra]] 46’)


==June 16: USA vs Mexico==
==June 16: USA vs Mexico==
In the last game of the 1996 U.S. Cup, the USA and Mexico, now under former U.S. coach [[Bora Milutinovic]] battled to a 2-2 tie. The high tempo game went back and forth as the teams traded goals in both halves. The U.S. got on the board first with an Eric Wynalda shot in the 34th minute, but Mexico answered as the first half came to a close with a Garcia goal in the 45th minute. The game remained 1-1 until Cuauhtémoc Blanco scored what appeared to be the winning goal in the 89th minute, but Mexico relaxed too soon and Thomas Dooley answered a minute later to keep the game even at the end. With the tie, Mexico took first in the standings and its first of three consecutive U.S. Cup titles.
The USA and Mexico, under former U.S. coach [[Bora Milutinovic]] tied 2-2 in the final game of the competition.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Kassing |first1=Jeffrey W. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tk8xDwAAQBAJ |title=Perspectives on the U.S.-Mexico Soccer Rivalry: Passion and Politics in Red, White, Blue, and Green |last2=Meân |first2=Lindsey J. |date=2017-08-15 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-319-55831-8 |pages=85 |language=en}}</ref> The high tempo game went back and forth as the teams scored goals in both halves. The U.S. scored first with an Eric Wynalda shot in the 34th minute, but Mexico scored with a Garcia goal in the 45th minute. Cuauhtémoc Blanco scored what appeared to be the winning goal in the 89th minute, but Thomas Dooley scored a minute later.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Blevins |first=David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aB8sCV5nVaoC |title=The Sports Hall of Fame Encyclopedia: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Soccer |date=2012 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-0-8108-6130-5 |pages=258 |language=en}}</ref> With the tie, Mexico won first in the standings and the first of its three consecutive U.S. Cup titles.
{{footballbox | date = [[June 16]], [[1996]]<br />
{{Footballbox | date = June 16, 1996
|team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}} |score = 2&ndash;2|report= (Report)|team2 = {{fb|MEX}} |goals1 = [[Eric Wynalda|Wynalda]] 34’<br/>[[Thomas Dooley|Dooley]] 90’ |goals2 = R. Garcia 45'<br/>[[Cuauhtémoc Blanco|Blanco]] 89’ |stadium = [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]]<br/>'''Attendance:''' 92,216 <br/>'''Referee:''' unknown}}
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|USA}} |score = 2–2|report= (Report)|team2 = {{Fb|MEX}} |goals1 = [[Eric Wynalda|Wynalda]] 34’<br />[[Thomas Dooley|Dooley]] 90’ |goals2 = [[Rafael García Torres|R. García]] 45'<br />[[Cuauhtémoc Blanco|Blanco]] 89’ |stadium = [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]]| attendance = 92,216 | referee = unknown}}


United States: [[Brad Friedel]], [[Mike Burns]] ([[Mike Sorber]] 72’), [[Marcelo Balboa]], [[Alexi Lalas]], [[Paul Caligiuri]], [[John Harkes]], [[Thomas Dooley]], [[Tab Ramos]], [[Cobi Jones]], [[Claudio Reyna]], [[Eric Wynalda]] ([[Brian McBride]] 65’)<br/>
United States: [[Brad Friedel]], [[Mike Burns (soccer)|Mike Burns]] ([[Mike Sorber]] 72’), [[Marcelo Balboa]], [[Alexi Lalas]], [[Paul Caligiuri]], [[John Harkes]], [[Thomas Dooley]], [[Tab Ramos]], [[Cobi Jones]], [[Claudio Reyna]], [[Eric Wynalda]] ([[Brian McBride]] 65’)


Mexico: [[Jorge Campos]], [[Claudio Suárez]], [[Duilio Davino]], [[Raúl Lara]], [[Rafael Garcia]], [[Manuel Sol]], [[Enrique Alfaro]] ([[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]] 75’), [[Francisco Palencia]] ([[José Manuel Abundis]] 80), [[Joaquín del Olmo]], [[Germán Villa]], [[Luis García Postigo]]
Mexico: [[Jorge Campos]], [[Claudio Suárez]], [[Duilio Davino]], [[Raúl Lara]], [[Rafael García Torres|Rafael Garcia]], [[Manuel Sol]], [[Enrique Alfaro Rojas|Enrique Alfaro]] ([[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]] 75’), [[Francisco Palencia]] ([[José Manuel Abundis]] 80), [[Joaquín del Olmo]], [[Germán Villa]], [[Luis García Postigo]]


==Champion==
==Champion==
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{| width=95%
|- align=center
|- align=center
|'''1996 U.S. Cup Winner''':<br><br>[[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|100px|border|Mexico]]<br>'''[[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]'''<br/>'''First title'''
|'''1996 U.S. Cup Winner''':<br><br>[[Image:Flag of Mexico.svg|100px|border|Mexico]]<br>'''[[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]'''<br />'''First title'''
|}
|}

==Scorers==
==Scorers==
'''Three Goals'''
'''Three Goals'''
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Luis García Postigo]]
*{{Flagicon|Mexico}} [[Luis García Postigo]]


'''Two Goals'''
'''Two Goals'''
*{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[David Connolly]]
*{{Flagicon|Ireland}} [[David Connolly]]
*{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Keith O'Neill]]
*{{Flagicon|Ireland}} [[Keith O'Neill (footballer)|Keith O'Neill]]


'''One Goal'''
'''One Goal'''
*{{flagicon|Bolivia}} [[Jaime Moreno]]
*{{Flagicon|Bolivia}} [[Jaime Moreno (footballer, born 1974)|Jaime Moreno]]
*{{flagicon|Bolivia}} [[Milton Coimbra]]
*{{Flagicon|Bolivia}} [[Milton Coimbra]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tab Ramos]]
*{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Tab Ramos]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Claudio Reyna]]
*{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Claudio Reyna]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Eric Wynalda]]
*{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Eric Wynalda]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Thomas Dooley]]
*{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Thomas Dooley]]
*{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ian Harte]]
*{{Flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ian Harte]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]]
*{{Flagicon|Mexico}} [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]]
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Rafael García Torres|Rafael Garcia]]
*{{Flagicon|Mexico}} [[Rafael García Torres|Rafael Garcia]]


==Final Rankings==
==Final rankings==
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{| align=center cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;" width=50%
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|- align=center bgcolor=#006699 style="color:white;"
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!width=10%|Perc
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|'''1'''
|align=left|{{fb|Mexico}}
|align=left|{{Fb|Mexico}}
|'''5'''||3||1||2||0||5||4||+1||55.6%
|'''5'''||3||1||2||0||5||4||+1||55.6%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
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|'''2'''
|align=left|{{fb|IRL}}
|align=left|{{Fb|IRL}}
|'''4'''||3||1||1||1||6||4||+2||44.4%
|'''4'''||3||1||1||1||6||4||+2||44.4%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|'''3
|'''3'''
|align=left|{{fb|USA}}
|align=left|{{Fb|USA}}
|'''4'''||3||1||1||1||4||5||-1||44.4%
|'''4'''||3||1||1||1||4||5||-1||44.4%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
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|'''4'''
|align=left|{{fb|Bolivia}}
|align=left|{{Fb|Bolivia}}
|'''3'''||3||1||0||2||2||4||-2||33,0%
|'''3'''||3||1||0||2||2||4||-2||33,0%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}{{Men's U.S. Cup}}

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Latest revision as of 19:47, 29 January 2023

Not to be confused with U.S. Open Cup, American Cup, America's Cup (disambiguation), or Cup (unit).

1996 U.S. Cup
GenreSporting Event
Date(s)June
VenueGiants Stadium
Location(s)East Rutherford
LandVereinigte Staaten
ParticipantsUnited States
Mexico
Bolivia
Republic of Ireland

The 1996 U.S. Cup was a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) organized international football tournament in June 1996.[1] The USSF had hosted the annual U.S. Cup since 1992, except for the World Cup years of 1994 and 1998. The four teams in 1996 were the United States, Mexico, Bolivia, and Republic of Ireland. Staged as a six-game, round robin tournament, the team with the best win–loss record took the title. Bolivia was playing its first U.S. Cup while both Ireland and Mexico were playing their second U.S. Cup. Mexico won the competition, a result it repeated in 1997 and 1999.

June 8: Mexico vs Bolivia

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Mexiko 1–0 Bolivien
Garcia 80’ (Report)
Attendance: 25,187
Referee: Hall (USA)

June 9: USA vs Ireland

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Vereinigte Staaten 2–1 Republic of Ireland
Ramos 58’
Reyna 76’		 (Report) Connolly 57’
Attendance: 25,332
Referee: Prendergast (Jamaica)

United States: Brad Friedel, Mike Burns, Marcelo Balboa, Thomas Dooley, Alexi Lalas, Jeff Agoos, John Harkes, Claudio Reyna (Jovan Kirovski 77’), Tab Ramos (Roy Lassiter 77’), Cobi Jones, Eric Wynalda (Paul Caligiuri 88’)

Ireland: Shay Given, Jeff Kenna (Curtis Fleming 40’), Terry Phelan, Kenny Cunningham, Alan Kernaghan, Gary Breen, Alan McLoughlin, Gareth Farrelly (Mark Kennedy 61’), Liam O'Brien (Keith O'Neill 87’), Niall Quinn (Dave Savage 87’), David Connolly

June 12: Mexico vs Ireland

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Mexico and Ireland played to a 2-2 tie at the Giants Stadium in East Rutherford. Luis Garcia scored first for Mexico in the 40th minute. Four minutes later, David Connolly, just beginning his national team career, evened the score. Five minutes later, Ireland gained from a Mexico own goal off Davino. However, Ireland had two men sent off, Liam Daish and Niall Quinn, as well as their manager Mick McCarthy, and Luis Garcia converted a 70th-minute penalty to end the game at 2-2. The automatic one game suspension of McCarthy was overturned on appeal.

Mexiko 2–2 Republic of Ireland
Garcia 40’
Garcia 70’		 (Report) Connolly 44'
O.G. 49’
Attendance: 21,322
Referee: Dominguez (USA)

Mexico: Oswaldo Sánchez, Claudio Suárez, Duilio Davino, Joaquín del Olmo, Germán Villa, Raúl Lara, Manuel Sol, Rafael Garcia (Cuauhtémoc Blanco 54’), Enrique Alfaro, Luis García Postigo, Francisco Palencia (José Manuel Abundis 45’)

Ireland: Packie Bonner, Curtis Fleming, Gary Breen, Liam Daish, Ian Harte, Mark Kennedy (Terry Phelan 73’), Dave Savage, Alan McLoughlin, Alan Moore, Keith O'Neill, David Connolly

June 12: USA vs Bolivia

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Vereinigte Staaten 0–2 Bolivien
(Report) Moreno 2'
Coimbra 88’
Attendance: 19,350
Referee: Bucci (Canada)

United States: Brad Friedel, Mike Burns, Jeff Agoos (Roy Lassiter 78’), Marcelo Balboa, Alexi Lalas, John Harkes, Cobi Jones, Claudio Reyna, Tab Ramos, Eric Wynalda, Jovan Kirovski (Thomas Dooley 59’)

Bolivia: Marco Antonio Barrero, Juan Manuel Peña, Óscar Sánchez, Miguel Rimba, Marco Sandy, Julio César Baldivieso, Mauricio Ramos, Cossio, Marco Etcheverry (Paniagua 46’), Jaime Moreno (Ramiro Castilloo 46’), Milton Coimbra

June 15: Ireland vs Bolivia

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Republic of Ireland 3–0 Bolivien
Keith O'Neill 12’
Keith O'Neill 33’
Harte 45’		 (Report)
Attendance: 14,624
Referee: Baharmast (USA)

Ireland: Shay Given (Packie Bonner 85’), Curtis Fleming, Kenny Cunningham, Alan Kernaghan (Gary Breen 35’), Ian Harte, Terry Phelan, Dave Savage, Liam O'Brien (Alan McLoughlin 45’), Gareth Farrelly (Mark Kennedy 65’), Keith O'Neill, Alan Moore

Bolivia: Mauricio Soria, Juan Manuel Peña, Óscar Sánchez, Miguel Rimba, Ramiro Castillo, Julio César Baldivieso, Marco Etcheverry, Mauricio Ramos (Luis Cristaldo 41’), Cossio, Marco Sandy, Jaime Moreno (Milton Coimbra 46’)

June 16: USA vs Mexico

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The USA and Mexico, under former U.S. coach Bora Milutinovic tied 2-2 in the final game of the competition.[2] The high tempo game went back and forth as the teams scored goals in both halves. The U.S. scored first with an Eric Wynalda shot in the 34th minute, but Mexico scored with a Garcia goal in the 45th minute. Cuauhtémoc Blanco scored what appeared to be the winning goal in the 89th minute, but Thomas Dooley scored a minute later.[3] With the tie, Mexico won first in the standings and the first of its three consecutive U.S. Cup titles.

Vereinigte Staaten 2–2 Mexiko
Wynalda 34’
Dooley 90’		 (Report) R. García 45'
Blanco 89’
Attendance: 92,216
Referee: unknown

United States: Brad Friedel, Mike Burns (Mike Sorber 72’), Marcelo Balboa, Alexi Lalas, Paul Caligiuri, John Harkes, Thomas Dooley, Tab Ramos, Cobi Jones, Claudio Reyna, Eric Wynalda (Brian McBride 65’)

Mexico: Jorge Campos, Claudio Suárez, Duilio Davino, Raúl Lara, Rafael Garcia, Manuel Sol, Enrique Alfaro (Cuauhtémoc Blanco 75’), Francisco Palencia (José Manuel Abundis 80), Joaquín del Olmo, Germán Villa, Luis García Postigo

Champion

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1996 U.S. Cup Winner:

Mexiko
Mexiko
First title

Scorers

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Three Goals

Two Goals

One Goal

Final rankings

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Team Pts GP W T L GF GA Dif Perc
1  Mexiko 5 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 55.6%
2  Republic of Ireland 4 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 44.4%
3  Vereinigte Staaten 4 3 1 1 1 4 5 -1 44.4%
4  Bolivien 3 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 33,0%

References

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  1. ^ "The US and the 1998 World Cup". The Philly Soccer Page. May 1, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  2. ^ Kassing, Jeffrey W.; Meân, Lindsey J. (August 15, 2017). Perspectives on the U.S.-Mexico Soccer Rivalry: Passion and Politics in Red, White, Blue, and Green. Springer. p. 85. ISBN 978-3-319-55831-8.
  3. ^ Blevins, David (2012). The Sports Hall of Fame Encyclopedia: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Soccer. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-8108-6130-5.
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